I watch it at least once a month.
Kael, you have to know your limitations.
The “feud” was inconsequential at best. The early Karen was at least 30 steps below Clint Eastwood on the scale of influence. The movie made millions and “make my day” became an institution of its own. Some self important movie critic would have made a few thousand dollars by complaining. The difference between a man and a woman is illustrated in stark relief here. PS I have never heard of this woman but I have watched the movie several times.
“How did Nixon win? I don’t know anyone who voted for him.” - Pauline Kael.
Another writing class by Steyn. By far one of the best columnists over the past free decades.
The Dirty Harry and Death Wish franchises did well at the box office because Americans were sick and tired of rising street crime in the 70’s.
I watch it at least once a month.
I fact, it's my memory that he included at least one poke at liberal women in every subsequent movie: Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, and The Dead Pool. If I'm wrong, please correct me.
An east coast liberal does not like Clint Eastwood?
Not shocked or giving a shiite.
“I gots to know”
“There is iron in his words.
Pawline who?
In the wiki for Pauline Kael there is this —
“In December 1972, a month after U.S. President Richard Nixon was reelected in a landslide, Kael gave a lecture at the Modern Language Association during which she said: “I live in a rather special world. I only know one person who voted for Nixon. Where they [Nixon’s other supporters] are I don’t know. They’re outside my ken. But sometimes when I’m in a theater I can feel them.”
Kael was subsequently misquoted as having said, “I can’t believe Nixon won. I don’t know anyone who voted for him” or something that similarly expressed surprise at the election result. This misquotation became an urban legend, and has been cited by conservatives (such as Bernard Goldberg, in his 2001 book Bias) as an example of insularity among the liberal elite.”
What’s interesting to me is that the left calls it a misquote for not stating precisely the words she said while missing the overall meaning. Kael said she knows only one person that voted for Nixon (a moderate Republican). That pretty much confirms she was a leftist for that period in time.
Don Siegel later apologized to Andy for ‘ruining his career’ he was so good as Scorpio. Only other things I know he did were a supporting role in COBRA and his part in DEEP SPACE NINE.
Part of Scorpio’s crime was burying a school bus full of kids, which was modeled after a case at the time. The perps were released early a couple years ago by lib judge. Hey, bury kids in a school bus...you were young and deserve to get out early.
Audie Murphy probably would have been great in the part and reenergized his career and I would never begrudge him that. But that said I’m glad my hero didn’t play a serial killer.